This edition: January 2016 (in French)

Episode Details

Original tape date: January 20, 2016.

First aired: January 21, 2016.

In her first book, Historian Lucia Katz writes about the advent in the 1870s in France, of a new class of poor: the "homeless", embodied in the creation of the night shelter. She sheds light on the genesis of the night shelter and its role as a counter revolutionary device during an emergency crisis. As France is again today under a state of emergency, Lucia draws on her research and her recent experience to warn us about the nature of a new French Republican compromise.

In an attempt to address the struggle of refugees, Director Jonas Carpignano and actor Koudous Seihon, collaborated on the feature film Mediterranea. The film follows two African friends who set out on a journey for better life in Europe only to find exploitation and racism.

What began as a conversation between Montreal based artist Stefan Christoff and Cairo based artist Sam Shalabi grew into a musical collaboration. The piano and oud compliment one another in improvisation resulting in a trance like tapestry of sound called Flying Street.

About this series

Since 1996, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and CUNY TV have produced together one of the few French-speaking programs to appear on American television: Canapé.

Canapé is the only program devoted to French-speaking cultural events in New York and the United States. This monthly half-hour show includes film releases, book translations, exhibitions, festivals, ballets, concerts and theater productions.

Canapé is seen on the third Thursday of the month in a French-only version and repeated the fourth Thursday of the month in an English-subtitled version.